Steep rise in price of edible sugarcane
Markets in the city are awash with edible sugarcane for Pongal.
View ArticleRelease fresh voters’ list, says DMK
DMK has demanded to remove the names of voters who have either died or shifted from the Srirangam constituency, which goes to bypoll on February 13.
View ArticleTwo pilgrims killed as van overturns near Trichy
Two pilgrims, including a woman, were killed and 22 others were injured when a van they were travelling in overturned after one of its tyres burst near Marungapuri on the Madurai – Trichy road in the...
View ArticleFive of a family killed as SUV hits tree near Trichy
Seven others, including a two-year-old boy, were injured in the accident.
View ArticleTrichy police launch new website
Eighteen years after the formation of the police commissionerate, the Trichy city police on Friday launched a web portal to give people online access to the police department.
View ArticleWall paintings ordered to be removed within 48 hours
As the race for Srirangam by-election gains momentum, the city police and district election officials have come up with slew of guidelines for the political parties vying to win one of the important...
View ArticleDalit author accused of using abusive language, attacked
A dalit writer and author of ‘Oorar Varaintha Oviyam’ (Painting by Villagers) Durai Guna was allegedly attacked by members of his own community during Pongal celebrations on Thursday in his native...
View ArticlePapanasam rail users seek halt for Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi
Rail users of Papanasam in Thanjavur district are demanding the railways to provide a halt for the Mayiladuthurai – Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express stating that it would benefit students travelling to...
View ArticleThousands throng Mukkombu dam to celebrate Kaanum Pongal
The city, known for its heavy industries and prestigious institutions, notably has few places of entertainment. Many people here went out of the city to celebrate the holidays while the Mukkombu dam,...
View ArticleEight, including 4 members of a family, killed in accidents
Pongal celebrations turned tragic for a Kanchipuram-based family when the car in which they were travelling collided with a cargo truck, killing all the four members along with the driver.
View Article20-ft wall collapses during Army recruitment rally
Chaos hit the Army recruitment rally as a 20-ft compound wall collapsed in a stampede at Perambalur government playground on Sunday morning.
View ArticleCops remain silent as private ambulances lure GH patients
Last year, the then district collector Jayashree Muralidharan had imposed a restriction against private ambulances entering the premises of MGMGH to drop patients or take them out.
View ArticleAIADMK names candidate for Trichy deputy mayor post
Nearly seven months after former deputy mayor of the Trichy city corporation Ashik Meera resigned following a controversy, the AIADMK on Monday announced one of its zonal chairmen as the candidate for...
View ArticleExclusive Ebola ward comes up in Gandhi Memorial Hospital
An isolated ward exclusively to treat Ebola patients is under construction at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH), following a suggestion from the Union ministry of health and...
View ArticleAIADMK names deputy mayor candidate
Nearly seven months after Ashik Meera resigned as deputy mayor of the city corporation following a controversy, the AIADMK on Monday announced one of the zonal chairmen as candidate for the deputy...
View ArticleAAI to construct toilets in 25 government schools in Trichy
Airports Authority of India (AAI) here has given its nod to construct toilets in 25 government schools in the city as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.
View ArticleTrichy police arrest two for smuggling liquor from Puducherry
The prohibition and enforcement wing (PEW) of the Trichy city police on Tuesday arrested two persons for smuggling Indian made foreign liquor from Puducherry and storing them at a shop in...
View ArticleWoman, sister arrested for pouring acid on daughter in Trichy
Police arrested two sisters for pouring acid on the daughter of one them at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Trichy on Monday.
View Article2 held for acid attack on 32-year-old woman
Police arrested two sisters for allegedly throwing acid at the daughter of one of them on the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) premises on Tuesday.
View ArticleAdhere to model poll code, EC tells banks
Stepping up its efforts to ensure corruption-free bypoll in Srirangam constituency, the Election Commission has asked pawn brokers, banks and marriage hall owners to adhere to the model code of conduct.
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